Richard Uridge muses on the idea that one tiny fruit - the strawberry - has transformed both the physical and cultural landscape of Herefordshire, with the arrival of pickers from Eastern Europe and the building of polytunnels to grow the fruit all year round.

He meets some of the young people from countries such as Lithuania and Poland who have taken the brave decision to settle in the county, sometimes moving on from fruit picking to start their own businesses, and discovers how new friendships are being made between local people and the migrant workers. On a very snowy hill in woodland overlooking the city of Hereford, he meets one woman who says her life has been enriched by the friendships she's made with some of the workers, and how she, in turn, can take credit for introducing the Hokey Cokey to some of the Baltic States.

Countryside magazine. The extensive survival of historical records for the Worcestershire village of Rushock enabled historian Peter Edwards to complete his first research project in the early 1970s. Helen Mark joins Peter as he revisits the village and people and charts the highs and lows of farming in the last 400 years.

In 1972, Peter found a treasure trove of historical documents outlining the farming history of the small rural parish of Rushock. When he matched the dusty maps and land agents' reports to the fields and farms of the village, a new interest in social history was born. He spent many months traipsing the fields of the parish looking for agricultural clues to the past and getting to know the people who worked the land. What changes will Peter see on his return, and will he find the people who helped his research all those years ago?

Living sustainably outside of cities and finding housing without building village suburbs are big problems for those wishing to live in rural landscapes. To buy the cheapest properties in counties such as Herefordshire you would have to borrow 9 or 10 times the average wage and the knock on effect is a far less diverse population.

In these troubled financial times Canon Frome Court hopes to offer a solution first made popular in the 70’s. It’s an organic rural farm community set up in a former school and Georgian Mansion which today houses 45 people young and old. This is the first time that the community have opened their doors to the media but as Helen Mark discovers when she meets the members there are few closed doors once inside.

Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM

The number of voters registered in the West Midlands for the EU referendum stands at 4,116,119. 

This is a rise of 153,842, or 3.9% since December.

Polls are set to open in less than 24 hours and both the Leave and Remain camps are using the dying hours of the campaign to get their messages across.

If you missed the BBC's Great Debate last night, find out how the two sides got on in front of a live audience of 6,000 at Wembley Arena.

Relive Wednesday's County Championship action as Surrey and Leicestershire complete final-day victories.

BBC Weather

Another bad day if you suffer with hay fever. Levels are very high today.

Tissues at the ready.

Warm June sunshine, but showers never too far away... Matt Taylor has the long range forecast.  

BBC Sport

BBC Sportsday has a breakdown of the opening fixtures for the Championship, League One, and League Two.

You can check out all the fixtures now on the BBC Sport website:

Full Championship fixture list for 2016-17

Full League One fixture list for 2016-17

Full League Two fixture list for 2016-17

Rather cloudy through much of the morning with rain in some parts. 

Skies may become brighter into the afternoon but there will be showery rain for some areas later on, with highs of 22C (72F).

Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands

A serving prisoner is charged with murder following the death of an inmate at HMP Long Lartin near Evesham.

Derbyshire captain Billy Godleman hits a career-best 157, aided by fellow centurion Wayne Madsen against Worcestershire.

The weather for the West Midlands.

Patrick Burns
Political editor, Midlands

Some of the country's most prominent politicians are in the region today campaigning on both sides of the EU referendum debate. 

Campaigners for a Leave vote are driving in a procession through the Midlands from Keele down the M6 to London to highlight their message, while the former Business Secretary Vince Cable, the Chancellor and several of his former cabinet colleagues attend events in support of the Remain campaign. 

All of them are hoping to sway last minute voters to their cause - but what do young people, who have traditionally been less inclined to vote, think about the issue? 

Ceidwadwyr

Mae'r gohebydd gwleidyddol Daniel Davies wedi dweud bod ffynhonell o'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig wedi dweud wrtho:

"Rydym yn meddwl ein bod â chyfle o hyd yng Ngogledd Caerdydd, ac yn hyderus am Frycheiniog a Maesyfed."

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Etholiad 2015

Mae 73.76% wedi bwrw'u pleidlais yn etholaeth Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed.

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BBC Weather

If you're feeling sneezy today it's no wonder - pollen levels are set to be very high in the Midlands.   

BBC Weather

Feeling sneezy? No wonder, because pollen levels are very high in the Midlands today. 

Achooo!